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F. STITH.

Fire Tongs.

Patented April 13, 1869.

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F. STI'TH, 0F MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

Letters Pate/nt No. 88,820, dated April 13, 1869.

FIRE-TONG-S.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and maldng part of thename.

Be it known that I, F. STITH, of Memphis, in the county of Shelby, andState of Tennessee, have-invented a new and useful Improvement inFire-Tongs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichmake part of this specification, and in which#- Figure l representsafront view of my improved tongs,

the dotted lines showing the legs open.

Figure 2 represents a horizontal section through the same, at the line LM of g. 1.

Figure 3 represents a view in perspective of the same.

Figure 4 represents a vertical section through the same, at the line O Pof g. 1.

Figure 5 represents an edge view of the same.

In the three drawings- A represents an elongation of the handle B,through the cross-piece F, F, terminating in the two arms O O and C C',slotted, as E and Efto receive the legs D D and D D', and to permittheir radial play, as indicated by the dotted lines, and the letters Dand D', while the sides c and c', of the appliance a c c', prevent thelateral play and consequent cross-lapping incident to nre-tongs, as nowor usually made.

What Iclaim as -my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the handle B, the prolongation A, and its slottedarms C O', with the legs pivoted in the cross-arms'F, when all theseparts are constructed and arranged as described for joint operation.

F. STITH.

Witnesses:

F. W. ROYSTER, J. H. FISHER.

